Double Suicide (1969)

6.9/10 105 min Drama Romance

Overview

Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.

Cast

Kichiemon Nakamura II

Jihei

Shima Iwashita

Koharu / Osan

Hōsei Komatsu

Tahei

Yūsuke Takita

Mogoemon

Kamatari Fujiwara

Owner of the Yamatoya

Yoshi Katō

Gosaemon

Shizue Kawarazaki

Osan's Mother

Tokie Hidari

Osugi

Sumiko Hidaka

Proprietress

Makoto Akatsuka

Sangoro

Jun Hamamura

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